GENEROUS BEQUEST.
CANCER AND TUBERCULOSIS. MONEY FOR INVESTIGATION. Christchurch, July 13. The late Mr William Henry Travis, formerly a tanner, of Christchurch, has bequeathed the income from a sum of approximately £40,000 to assist scientific investigations in New Zealand into cancer and tuberculosis. The will was filed for probate to-day. Private bequests to relatives and employees totalled £BB5O and the testator directed that the income of the residuary trust property should be applid to assisting individuals who proved themselves capable in the prosecution of scientific investigations in New Zealand which might result in the discovery of remedies or cures for and in the resisting and eradicating of cancer and consumption. Practically a free hand is left to the trustees as to how the income shall he used towards this object. The t« stator does not that the money shall be used for scholarships only, but rather that funds bo provided to help advanced students or practitioners undertaking research work*
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 179, 14 July 1927, Page 9
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159GENEROUS BEQUEST. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 179, 14 July 1927, Page 9
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